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I have a 150 gallon salt water tank.
I am set to move to a new location with hard wood floors.
Is there a good option for cushioning for the tank to prevent scratches and water damage to the wood floor?
My main goal would be to get as much if the tankoff the floor as possible so that I can...
Sorry for the delay.
We tested the water again yesterday and the ammonia levels were also 0 and a the tank has an SG of 1.025.
But I am happy to report that the fish are swimming around great and not just hanging out under a rock worrying me. We have chalked it up to stress and being the only...
If there is no fish in the tank should I have been getting a dark product from Day 1 or does it require fish in the tank to produce waste for the skimmer to get heavy action?
So I took a quick peek and made some small adjustments.
But how soon should foam appear? It is instant?
I just adjusted the skimmer gate to the max height and am getting very little foam.
I emptied the collection cup and hopefully there will be more of a tea substance in there tomorrow.
I was told that this was fully cured rock; which is why I assume that they told me that I could add fish and coral so quickly.
I attached 2 pictures of the skimmer top as it has appeared since I put the rock in it. I may have to adjust the level of the skimmer to get more water flow.
There...
How and when should the skimmer start pick out crud?
Ever since the tank started there has never been any color to it. Are fish not required to produce protein waste?
How long does a cycle take?
None taken.
The protein skimmer does have a little bit of white colored waste in it.
I emptied it right before I picked up my fish.
How long does it take to re-fill so to speak?
Acclimate what? The tank had salt water and live rock in it for 8 days in it before I took the sample. We added...
Per my first post these were my reading yesterday:
From the store:
pH 8
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Salinity 1.026
Temp 80 (I know it was a little high so I turned down the temp)
This morning at home using a API (aquarium pharmaceuticals) Saltwater Master Test Kit for pH, ammonia, nitrite...
Well then I do not think the diatoms occurred.
They told me how to cycle but they made it seem like a cycle should be over in about a week.
There are pictures of the sump set up posted. In my albums. I have 2 folders.
Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - sgonzal6's Albums
I checked...